Triggers of emotional response within the coding world

Triggers are minor events which cause a disproportionately large emotional responses. This may be as a result of reminders of previous issues or perhaps a feeling of underperforming in whatever field. When coding I find continued failed attempts to debug a section of code a trigger for frustration and eventual 'flight' from the work. This is likely due to a feeling of inadequacy that comes from not being able to complete a task which I feel I should be able to complete easily. Continual misspelling of words or missed elements also trigger disproportionate emotional responses - most likely due to their continued occurance after spending so long practicing touch typing.

Siberian North Railway Response

The Siberian North Railway Response is a method to overcome triggers. That is, to prevent an emotional responce which far outways the issue at hand. The method is made up of 5 parts:

1. Pause - taking into account the trigger and how you might respond
2. Breathe - focus on mindfulness
3. Notice - take in the emotions which are beginning to arise in responce to the trigger
4. Reflect - Where is the emotion coming from, why is it being felt etc
5. Respond - in a way which is more suitable to the issue at hand

This is a good experience to take into account when faced with a trigger. It helps to bring into perspective the issue and makes one realise that the responce that their mind may intend is too harsh for the circumstance. When stuck on a particularly tricky part of the minesweeper code in sprint 6 I found that taking into account the situation (being within the learning process) and the fact that no harm had been done from my extended time completing the task helped to make the issue seem insignificant and excelerated my finding of the solution.